NDB Investment Bank appoints Harshana Jayaweera as Chief Executive Officer

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Harshana Jayaweera

NDB Investment Bank Ltd. has announced the appointment of Harshana Jayaweera as its Chief Executive Officer, effective from February 2025.

With a remarkable career to date spanning over 25 years, Jayaweera brings extensive global experience across Corporate and Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Trade and Structured Finance, Cash Management, Risk and Analytics, Private Banking, Financial Advisory, Capital Markets and Syndications, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Strategy, Regulatory and Compliance, and several other industry segments. His professional journey includes leadership roles with prominent financial institutions in Switzerland, the Middle East, and Sri Lanka.

Before joining NDB Investment Bank Ltd., Jayaweera most recently served as a Director at GRIP (DIFC) Ltd., an investment bank based in the Dubai International Financial Centre, while also playing a pivotal role for Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1, a NASDAQ-listed special purpose acquisition company. Additionally, Jayaweera was the Chief Business Officer at Acuity Partners Ltd. in Sri Lanka.

Earlier in his career, Jayaweera was Director of Investment Banking at ADSS Group, a leading international brokerage in the United Arab Emirates, and Vice President at Credit Suisse AG in Zurich, Switzerland, where he specialised in International Wealth Management for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. His expertise was key in executing high-profile transactions at both ADSS Group and Credit Suisse. Prior to his time at Credit Suisse, Jayaweera served as Country Head for the United Arab Emirates at Bank ABC (formerly Arab Banking Corporation) and carries valuable experience at BNP Paribas S.A. in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Emirates NBD (formerly Emirates Bank International). In Sri Lanka, he has worked with Nations Trust Bank PLC and Sampath Bank PLC.

Jayaweera has a Master of Business Administration (with Merit) from the University of Leicester, UK, and has also completed the Executive Management Program in International Management conducted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA) and National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore). He is an Alumnus of the National University of Singapore and an Affiliate Member of the Stanford University Club of Singapore. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Management Institute (UK) and is certified in Marketing of Financial Services as well as Banking and Finance from the Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka and Chartered Institute of Bankers (UK), respectively. He is also certified in Fintech, Blockchain, and Sustainable Finance by the Harvard Business School and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.